Carrier for pneumatic-despatch-tube apparatus.



A. W. PEARSALL. (mama r011 PNEUMATIC nnsm'ron TUBE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED KAR- 12, 1906. BEIE'WEi) PS3. 4, 1909.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT W. PEARSALL, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO LAMSON CONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CARRIER FOR PNEUMATIC-DESPATCH-TUBE APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed March 12, 1906, Serial No. 305,437. Renewed February 4, 1909. Serial No. 476,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT W. PEARsALL, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers for Pneumatic-Despatch-Tube Apparatus, of which the following is a specificatron.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, its principal object being to provide a cushioned receptacle for transmitting and delivering phonograph records through said apparatus without injury to the records.

Another object is to enable the said cushioned receptacle to be inserted into or removed from an ordinary carrier thereby permitting the said carrier to be used for other purposes.

My invention consists of certain novel features hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a construction embodying my invention, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the device showing a record mounted therein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a cushioned receptacle with record mounted therein and which receptacle may be inserted into or removed from an ordinary carrier opening at one end.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the two views.

In Fig. 1, A represents the shell of the carrier to which is fastened in one end the closure or head B by rivets C. The buffer D and skirt or washer E are attached to the head B by the screws F and plate G; at the opposite end of the carrier is attached the cover H with the clasp or fastener I and on the outer periphery at the same end is attached the leather guide J The hollow rod K is fixed at one end into the hub L of the head B and supports the mandrel M which is longitudinally movable thereon. This mandrel is flexibly cushioned by spiral springs N and O, the spring N being mounted on the rod K between the hub L and the forward end of said mandrel, and the spring 0 being mounted on the rod K between the inner forward end of said mandrel M and the support P which is attached to the rod K. The cover R of the mandrel M is adapted to slide on and off the rod K and is fastened to the end of said mandrel by the studs or fasteners S. Felts or buffers T and U are mounted. on the mandrel M and cover R respectively, and protect the ends of the record V. p

In the modification (Fig. 2) the device is similar except that a thin steel shell to open at one end and closed at the other by the head b and without buffers attached on the outside thereof, is adapted to be inserted within or removed from an ordinary carrier opening at one end. In the modification Fig. 2 corresponding parts are represented by corresponding small letters, with the eX- ception above stated.

The receptacle is operated in the following manner: '.I. he cover II is opened by releasing the clasp I. The cover R is now released by turning the same until the studs S cooperate with the slots WV when it can be withdrawn; the record V is then placed upon the mandrel M until the inner .end rests against the felt or buffer T. The cover R is then re laced by sliding it upon the rod K andinto t e end of the mandrel M until the studs S enter the slots W when the cover is locked by turning. The record is held firmly upon the mandrel M by the pressure of the cover R thereon which ressure is cushioned by felts T and U. Clearance is allowed between the outer periphery of the record and the shell A preventing contact therewith. The cover H is then closed and fastened by the clasp I. When the carrier is discharged from the tube with the buffer D striking first, the shock is cushioned and absorbed by the tension of the spring N preventing any injury to the record. Any rebound of the mandrel M from the spring N is cushioned and absorbed b y the spring O. To remove the record from the mandrel, the cover His opened and the cover R with the felt U is released by turning it until the studs S cooperate with slots W when the cover and the felt may be removed. The record V is then slid ofl from the mandrel and the carrier is in condition to receive another record for transmission.

Having thus described the nature of my invention and set forth a construction embodying the same, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a yieldingly-mounted holder for supporting the article to be transported; cushioning means between said holder and the opposite ends of the article carried by said holder, and means for fastening the article to said holder to hold the same against displacement.

2. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a yieldingly-mounted holder for supporting the article to be transported, cushioning means between said holder and the o)posite ends of the article carried by said 10l(l81, and a cover for fastening the article to said holder to hold the same against displacement.

3. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a yieldingly-mounted holder for supporting the article to be transported, cushioning means between said holder and the opposite ends of the article carried by said holder, and a cover engaging with said holder for fastening the article on said holder to hold same against displacement.

4. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a yieldingly-mounted holder for supporting a phonograph record in the carrier to be transported, cushioning means between said holder and the opposite ends of said record carried thereby, and means for fastening said record on said holder to hold same against displacement.

5. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a rod centrally and longitudinally mounted therein, a mandrel or holder longitudinally movable on said rod, and yielding means for preventing the contact of said mandrel or holder with said carrier.

6. In a carrier for pneumatic despatch tube apparatus, a rod centrally and longitudinally mounted therein, a mandrel or holder longitudinally movable on said rod, means for mounting and securing a honograph record upon said mandrel or liolder, and yielding means for preventing the contact of said record with said carrier.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 7th day of March A. D., 1906.

ALBERT W. PEARSALL.

Witnesses E. ZEMMIN, F. R. TAISEY. 

